Rosny, Nevada
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Battle Mountain census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89820. The Survey maps it on the Bateman Spring quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1955 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Battle Mountain quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Winnemucca quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Bateman Spring quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Battle Mountain quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
41 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Rosny between 1992 and 2019, burning about 976 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | 236 |
| 30 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | OLD 8A |
| 22 August 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.4 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | AIRPORTROA |
| 21 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Battle Mountain District Office | LA 11 |
| 18 August 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Elko District Office | MM244 |
| 18 August 1995 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 165 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | AIRPORT |
| 10 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Elko District Office | ARGENTA |
| 10 August 1992 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Elko District Office | MM 486 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Rosny: 4 occurrences, 2 unknowns, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, Uranium, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| J H Voorhees Oil Wells | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Yorhees Oil Wells | Uranium | Occurrence | Stratabound | |
| Barite Occurrence | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Dolezal | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Dresser Mill | Barium-Barite | Producer | ||
| Greystone Mine and Grinding Plant | Barium-Barite | Plant | ||
| Unknown Prospect #2 | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | Stratabound |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkins | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Battle Mountain | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Rennox | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| North Battle Mountain | 7.7 miles | 12 | |
| Argenta | 8.2 miles | 10 | |
| Kampos | 9.2 miles | 10 | |
| Piute | 10.5 miles | 24 | |
| Mosel | 10.9 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856124. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.





